July 1914 : soldiers, statesmen, and the coming of the Great War : a brief documentary history
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July 1914 : soldiers, statesmen, and the coming of the Great War : a brief documentary history
（The Bedford series in history and culture）
Bedford/St. Martin's, c2003
Available at 3 libraries
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 266-271) and index
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Description
Historians have long sought to explain how the world descended into war in the wake of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife on June 28, 1914. Focusing on the interactions between two key leaders - one civilian and one military - in each of the Great Powers and Serbia, this documentary history explores how individuals, not monolithic governments and impersonal forces, contributed to the rapidly escalating crisis leading to World War I. A brief introduction outlines the background for July 1914, followed by seven chapters on events in each of the major nations involved, interwoven with over 70 documents including memoirs, diaries, telegrams, press reports, and private letters to illustrate how the crisis developed.
Table of Contents
Introduction: Civil-Military Relations and July 1914 July 1914: The Crisis Pasic, Apis, and the Battle for Serbia Berchtold and Conrad Push Austria-Hungary to War Bethmann, Moltke, and German Support for Vienna Sazonov, Sukhomlinov, and the Russian Escalation of the Crisis San Giuliano, Cadorna, and Italian Neutrality Poincare, Joffre, and the Effort to Protect France Grey, Wilson, and the Struggle to Commit Britain to War Epilogue Appendixes Chronology of the Main Events Leading to the First World War, 1870-1914 Key Participants in the July 1914 Crisis Selected Bibliography Index
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